Stores Left Out

August 12, 1985

THE SENTINEL'S Sound Off question -- ''Should convenience stores sell 'skin' magazines? -- is unfair. If, as your premise suggests, the question was based on the fact that families shop in convenience stores (which they do), how come other stores that have family shoppers and also sell ''skin'' magazines weren't included in the question? I refer to chain bookstores.

You also mentioned that convenience stores cater to children. Children, age 12 and under, represent only 5 percent of a convenience store's total customer count. Teen-agers, 13 to 18, represent another 14 percent. This means that 81 percent of all convenience store customers are 19 years old or older. These figures are based on a survey of the industry by Convenience Store News.